ramble

ramble
1. noun

Marianne was prevailed upon to join her sisters in their usual walk, instead of wandering away by herself. Hitherto she had carefully avoided every companion in her rambles. If her sisters intended to walk on the downs, she directly stole away towards the lanes<!;

b) A rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction.
2. verb
a) To move about aimlessly, or on a winding course

Francine has a tendency to ramble when it gets to be late in the evening.

b) To walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter.
Syn: drivel

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  • Ramble — Ram ble, n. 1. A going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation. [1913 Webster] Coming home, after a short Christmas ramble. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. [Cf. {Rammel}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • ramble — (v.) mid 15c., perhaps frequentative of romen to walk, go (see ROAM (Cf. roam)), perhaps via romblen (late 14c.) to ramble. The vowel change perhaps by influence of M.Du. rammelen, a derivative of rammen copulate, used of the night wanderings of… …   Etymology dictionary

  • ramble — ► VERB 1) walk for pleasure in the countryside. 2) (of a plant) grow over walls, fences, etc. 3) (often ramble on) talk or write at length in a confused or inconsequential way. ► NOUN ▪ a walk taken for pleasure in the countryside. DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

  • ramble — index detour, digress, perambulate, prowl Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • ramble — [ram′bəl] vi. rambled, rambling [var. of ME romblen, freq. of romen, to ROAM] 1. to roam about; esp., to walk or stroll about idly, without any special goal 2. to talk or write aimlessly, without connection of ideas 3. to grow or spread in all… …   English World dictionary

  • ramble — ram|ble1 [ˈræmbəl] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from roam] 1.) to talk for a long time in a way that does not seem clearly organized, so that other people find it difficult to understand you ▪ She s getting old and she tends to ramble a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ramble — [[t]ræ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] rambles, rambling, rambled 1) N COUNT A ramble is a long walk in the countryside. ...an hour s ramble through the woods. Syn: walk 2) VERB If you ramble, you go on a long walk in the countryside. [V adv/prep] ...freedom to… …   English dictionary

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